poshness

Example Sentences

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But there was Mr. Rees-Mogg, nicknamed “the honorable gentleman from the 18th century” for his old-world tics and antiquarian poshness, looking like a Degas model, with his willowy frame and long, angular face.

From New York Times • Sep. 4, 2019

Six million people had watched the “Absolutely Fabulous” star diffuse English poshness into the Arctic mists as she travelled northward through Norway.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 22, 2019

For years, Jacob Rees-Mogg, 48, has been one of British politics’ favorite eccentrics, affecting a languid, antiquarian poshness that verges on performance art.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2017

There is this cliched idea of poshness that crops up in television: you know, someone's posh cousin in a sitcom, Tim Nice But Dim.

From The Guardian • Apr. 3, 2010

Today, its red-brick row houses and elegant shops and restaurants rival the historic Back Bay for poshness.

From Time Magazine Archive